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retract

释义

retract

verb intransitive/transitive

UK /rɪˈtrækt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	retract
he/she/it	retracts
present participle	retracting
past tense	retracted
past participle	retracted

1
to say that something that you previously said or wrote is not true
The President’s political adviser later retracted this statement.
Synonyms and related words
To try to show that an idea or belief is wrong
dispute
disprove
debunk
2
if part of an object or animal retracts, or if it is retracted, it is pulled backwards or inside it
The cat immediately retracted its claws.
Synonyms and related words
To become smaller
shrink
contract
compact

retract

verb intransitive/transitive

US /rɪˈtrækt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	retract
he/she/it	retracts
present participle	retracting
past tense	retracted
past participle	retracted

1
to say that something that you previously said or wrote is not true
The President’s political adviser later retracted this statement.
Synonyms and related words
To try to show that an idea or belief is wrong
dispute
disprove
debunk
2
if part of an object or animal retracts, or if it is retracted, it is pulled backward or inside it
The cat immediately retracted its claws.
Synonyms and related words
To become smaller
shrink
contract
compact

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